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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 4933218, member: 1559"] I think there is a place for Edey in the NBA. In the previous generations of the NBA, each team had to have a couple of big guys to guard players like Kareem, Shaq, David Robinson, Ewing, Moses Malone, Olajuwan,... Right now, most NBA teams would have nobody on their roster to guard a skilled very tall big in the post. Edey has a standing reach of almost 10 feet which would probably be the second highest of all time in the NBA behind Taco Fall. Think about this, NBA teams shoot a range of 43.6% to 50.7% from 2 and 34.5% to 39% from 3. So, right now it makes sense to shoot more 3s than 2s as you get a higher expected point outcome per shot. But, what if you had a player than can shoot 60%+ from 2 like Edey? The expected point outcome of 60% from 2 equals 40% from 3. That said, you would have to structure your offense to factor in a big and many teams wouldn't want to do it. [/QUOTE]